Shine & Sparkle this New Year at Bergdorf Goodman's!

The best way to Celebrate this New Year is to dress up in crystals, glam and shine! - says the jeweled crocodile at the Bergdorf Goodman's window displays at 58th st. and 5th ave. This year’s theme is Wish You Were Here. Each window display brings the viewers to mystical destinations. Learn how the great team leaded by David Hoey put this masterpiece together in the video below.

Enjoy the full displays below and take a walk in NYC at dnainfo.com/20101124/manhattan/holiday

 

When Art, Photography and Fashion become Artwear

Swedish photographer Frederik Lieberath shot the original editorial for VOLT Magazine "ARTWEAR", featuring Uk fashion designers Charlie Le Mindu, Sandra Backlund, Iris Van Herpen, Hannah Marshall and Gemma Slack.

Visit their sites and learn more about their work at lieberath.com, voltcafe.com, charlielemindu.com, sandrabacklund.com, irisvanherpen.com, hannahmarshall.com and gemmaslack.com

Also watch this interesting Van Herpen's CRYSTALLIZED video below, directed by Joost Vanderbrug and more Volt TV at voltcafe.com

Hide and Seek, The mirrored Tree Hotel

Architects Tham & Videgard built a mirrored box in a "Treehotel" which recently opened 40 miles south of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The "Mirrorcube" unit is designed to reflect its surroundings, but the glass has an infrared film, invisible to humans will prevent birds from flying into it. Visit their site and discover more units at treehotel.se and learn about the architect's work at tvark.se

Françoise Hardy, a muse and her Honda.

Françoise Hardy on a Honda, 1969. French singer who perfectly embodied the sultry, melancholy and reserved femme fatale. She influenced the fashion of her time, inspiring Balenciaga RTW Collection in 2005. Visit http://www.style.com/F2005RTW-BALENCIA

One of the many men she managed to escape from was Bob Dylan, who in an infatuated poem to Hardy wrote about his fantasy of her:

piles of lovers

fishing

kissing

lay themselves on their books. boats.

old men

clothed in curly mustaches

float on the benches

blankets of tourists

in bright red nylon shirts

with straw hats of ambassadors

In 1994, she collaborated with the British pop group Blur for their "La Comedie" version of "To The End"

Wear Wings while in NY by Victoria's Secret

This week Victoria’s Secret’s SoHo store is displaying nine vintage sets of wings that have been worn by models like Heidi Klum and Adriana Lima in the shows. As part of the promotion of the next show that will be aired November 30th on CBS, Victoria's Secret is inviting you to be an angel.

If you are in NY, pass by and get your picture shot by the plexiglass box with the angel wings to be included in the Victoria's Secret Wings! NYC Facebook album. You have to get your photo approved before is uploaded to the VS Facebook page, now with 9.2 million fans, where you can tag and share it with your friends. It's nice to see the wings so close but... I am sure is not as thrilling as wearing them with high heals, makeup and an incredible gown...

Ralph Lauren's projections set the taste and definition

Although the technology has been around none of the luxury brands have attempted to create a projection like this one. RalphLauren.com presented the ultimate fusion of art, fashion & technology at the New York women’s flagship at 888 Madison Avenue. Visit their website at ralphlauren.com

Watch as the London flagship at 1 New Bond Street disappears before your eyes and is then transformed into a series of objects and images rendered in 3-dimensional space.

Learn how it's made in the video below.

Heineken's darkest secret, the STR bottle

The glow in the dark technology is not new in the beer industry, but Heineken always surprises me for good. The new STR bottle, great design for the night. One of those things you will buy just for the looks. Learn more about Heineken and the new bottle at heineken.com and watch the video below.

Manuel Rebollo, his girls, lines and blank spaces

The expressive Manuel Rebollo, born in 1986, is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator based in Salamanca, Spain. He studied Graphic Design at Salamanca Art School and currently works freelance in the field of design and illustration. He likes to play with lines, blank spaces, subtlety of color, and concepts. Music, fashion, love and sensuality are inspiration for his work. Visit his blog at manuelrebollo.blogspot.com/, portfolio elgatoazul.carbonmade.com/, posts http://trendland.net/2010/01/08/manuel-rebollo-illustrations/ and http://trendland.net/2010/11/16/manuel-rebollo-fashion-illustrations/

Jeanloup Sieff, long bare backs, curves and lingerie

Jeanloup Sieff, Corset, New York, 1962 © Sieff

Jeanloup Sieff (1933 – 2000) was a French fashion photographer of Polish origin. Dancers and nudes were two recurring themes in his work. The clean modern elegance of his images is combined with a  sensuality influenced by the "new wave" film-makers of the 50s. Sieff's landscapes are almost surreal with rocks and grasses isolated in desolate terrain's, in contrast to his portraits which convey real human warmth and eroticism. Visit jeanloupsieff.com

Known for his love of the frivolous and superficial, the veteran of Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and and Magnum Agency, said he photographed ‘the pleasure of those maddening lights’. From Hollywood Cinema to nudes and fashion, his images are studies in the art of glamour.

In 1996 Tom Ford and Mario Testino redefined Gucci

The perfect red velvet tuxedo, the white cutout dress, beige classic and powerful black. Fur, leather... Gucci, so Gucci. The Gucci Fall 1996 campaign, Tom Ford's vision photographed by Mario Testino with models Georgina Grenville and Ludovico Benazo.